Rajbiraj, April 1:

Thirteen houses belonging to eight families were gutted in fire in Bhangaha VDC of Saptari district this afternoon.

The fire gutted property worth Rs 72,000 when it caught the house of Manu Bishwokarma of Bairiyahi Tol in ward no 1, Saptari district police office said.

The fire gutted 13 houses including of Sukhilal Bishwokarma, Hari Bishwolarma, Hem Narayan Bishwokarma, Bindulal Bishwokarma, Chhabilal Chaudhary and Upendra Chaudhary, police said.